The Stone Age Caveman Diet
Caveman Diet & The Chocolate
Connection
When you think of Cavemen and
Cavewomen, you think of caves, jungles, waterfalls and large dinosaurs. You
can't get more 'jungle-e' than the rainforests in South America - and that's
exactly where the first chocolate tree was discovered. We'll pick up our story
there....
Choc, otherwise known as the
Cave nerd, was studying the wildlife of the rainforest one day when something
fell and hit him on his little head. At first, he thought the sky was falling
and that is exactly what he yelled out at the time. A nearby baby chicken (known
to all as 'Little') went on to a famous future as she hatched out a nifty plan
upon hearing Choc's most famous words.
Nonetheless, let's get back to
Choc...
The tree with the large pods
about the size of a big pineapple, were filled with tiny beans. Choc decided
to dry the beans in the sun, and then he tried roasting them like he had those
chestnuts last Christmas. Next, he removed the chocolate filling from the little
pods, which he called nibs and then he ground them up very finely.
Choc then began experimenting
with recipes created from the large pod that grew on the tree. Many of the cave
clan riled and poked fun of him, referring to him as 'Choc-Full-of-Nuts'. During
his first concoctions, the results were very bitter. He often looked liked he'd
been feasting on beetles after intense taste-testing of the chocolate.
But one day, he decided to mix
some sugarcane with the chocolate. Oh my, he was an instant success. The cave
clan began chanting, "Choc, we like this a lot," and therefore the
word was framed, 'Choc-a-lot' which when on to be polished into the word that
we currently know as 'Chocolate'.
Choc invented so many more luscious
foods for the Caveman Diet, using extracts from the cocoa beans. Cocoa butter,
cocoa powder - were all wonderful elements in his creations!
Time passed. Some of the
luscious goodies created with the wonderful chocolate began to help pack pounds
on Modern Day Man & Woe-Man. Once again, chocolate played a big role in
Diet History.
Independent studies helped indicate
that chocolate can be beneficial in the diet - specifically DARK chocolate.
Dark chocolate is beneficial in blocking free radicals in the body, thus lending
a healthier human specimen. And Choc, we all like that a-lot!
Mouth Watering
Diet Club Sandwiches:
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